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Europe alarmed about bird flu
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Europe alarmed about bird flu

European countries are accelerating measures to fight the spread of avian influenza, soon after the H5N1 virus is found in Turkey and Romania. The EU Council has now ban…

December 14, 2018
'Tamiflu resistance is very normal'
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'Tamiflu resistance is very normal'

'I am not surprised by this information and affirmed that this is possible' - said Pham Ngoc Dinh, deputy director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology - talking…

December 14, 2018
Nearly VND 7,000 billion for emergency action plan
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Nearly VND 7,000 billion for emergency action plan

The urgency and decisiveness manifested itself in the conference lasting only 90 minutes yesterday morning with the full presence of representatives of ministries, branc…

December 14, 2018
Need to quickly kill bird flu in Southeast Asia
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Need to quickly kill bird flu in Southeast Asia

European countries are now too frightened by the progress of bird flu but forget that the 'need to kill' of this disease is still in Southeast Asia. Yesterday, Mr. Peter…

December 14, 2018
500 bird flu positive ducks
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500 bird flu positive ducks

While many households took poultry away for vaccination, the veterinary industry lacked vaccines; Chicken and duck meat without veterinary signs are still available at m…

December 14, 2018
Tamiflu fever medicine
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Tamiflu fever medicine

The auction site eBay had to withdraw Tamiflu from the trade list on the grounds that it was a prescription drug, so eBay was not allowed to sell online.

December 14, 2018